Wringer



Oct. 30, 1928.

J. B. MISKEWICZ WRINGER Filed July 27, 1927 I Jaw-WW2;

ATTO R N EY ii 79 M w b 1 J a F Patented Oct. 7 30, 1928.

JOSEPH Bi MISKEWICZ, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

WRINGER.

Application filed July 27,

This invention relates to wringers especially adapted for wringing mops,an ob ect being to provide a wringer for this purpose which may besupported independent of a pail or container, so that the combinedweight of both the pail and wringer need not be lifted wvhen the pailand wringer are moved.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wringer whichincludes a novel arrangement of wringer rollers, the arrangement beingsuch that a mop or other article will be pressed between threecontacting surfaces instead of two, as in the ordinary wringer rollerarrangement.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wringer frameconstruction which includes novel means for mounting and guid-' ing thewringer rollers, together with means for operating the same.

lVith the above and other objects in View, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention, a pailand mop being shown by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a top plan View.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the invention as shown comprises a framewhich includes legs or standards 10, the lowerends of which are extendedto provide feet 11 and 12. The feet 12 are of greater length than thefeet 11, so that the foot of the operator may be placed thereon to holdthe wringer against movement when in use. r

The legs or standards 10 extend inward and upward and terminate inupright portions 13 and 14, and secured to these upright portions is apair of reversely arranged vertically spaced horizontally inclinedsubstantially U-shaped members 15, and 16;

of the members 15 and 16 provide 1927. Serial No. 208,843.

guides for the trunnions 17 of a roller 18,

and these bars are horizontally inclined as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings. Mounted in suitable bearings provided at the upper ends of theguide bars is a pair of vertically spaced rollers 19. The rollers 19 areso arranged that when the roller 18 is moved upward, it willsimultaneously engage both rollers 19 so that the mop or other articledrawn between the rollers will be engaged at three points, instead oftwo, so that practically a double wringing action will occur.

Pivotally mounted upon a horizontally disposed brace 20 which connectsthe legs 10, is a yoke 21. This yoke carries a foot pedal 22 and itsouter end is yieldingly held in raised position by a spring 23. One endof this spring is connected to the yoke as shown at 24 while theopposite end is connected to an arm 25 which is secured to the U-shapedmember 15. Extending from the inner end of the yoke upon opposite sidesof the frame are rigid arms 26 whose upper ends are slotted as at 27 toreceive the trunnions 17 of the roller 18, so that when the foot pedal22 is pressed downward, the roller 18 will be moved upward between theguide bars so as to engage the rollers 19. The roller 18 is returned toits normal position by the spring 23. A brace bar 28 connects the upperends of the rigid arms 26.

A bail 29 has its opposite ends secured to the upper U-shaped member 15and this bail is provided with a handle 30, whereby the wringer may beconveniently carried.

As shown by dotted lines in the drawings, a pail or other container Pmay be positioned within the frame, while a mop M is shown in positionto be acted upon by the rollers.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:-

In a wringer, a frame comprising legs, inwardly oflset verticallydisposed extensions at the top of said legs, means including spacedparallel inclined said extensions at opposite sides of the frame anddefining guide bars, Vertically spaced rollers mounted at one end of theguide bars, a roller having its trunnions mounted between the guide barsand movable to engage both of the first mentioned rollers, a pivotallymounted foot operated yoke, means to yieldingly hold the yoke elevated,and arms extending from the yoke and engaging the trunnions of themovable roller to cause the 19 letter to move in a direction toward thespaced rollers when the yoke is depressed.

, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH B. MISKEWICZ.

